radicalducati Chapter 289: Random Town and Crisis
Chapter 289: Random Town and Crisis
Early in the morning, after bidding farewell to the Wisdom family, Aislo and Mary sent Xiaotong back to Black Gold City. After a short rest at the girl's home, the two continued their journey.
——At this time, there are still two months before the Lily of the Valley Conference begins.
And now, Aislo and Mari's next stop is Wetlands City, which will be the third to last important city in their journey in Sinnoh.
"Hmm...Wetland City?" Aislo looked at the map on his mobile phone in silence, then raised his head and looked around. He did not see any traces of wetlands, and did not even smell a bit of humid air.
“Hmm… maybe we went in the wrong direction?” Mary was a little unsure. The girl now huddled in the shade of a tree, leaning against the trunk. The leaves above her head made a rustling sound in the breeze. Combined with the blue sky and white clouds and the occasional bird flying across the sky, it was quite a beautiful scene… It was a pity that the hot weather discouraged travelers and amateur photographers from stopping to appreciate the scenery.
If you don’t stay in an air-conditioned room at noon in the summer, it would be like hell, not to mention the impact of Groudon’s imminent awakening.
Fortunately, Aislo and Mary had Mamaila to give them some cool breeze, otherwise they could not imagine how difficult this journey would be.
"This shouldn't be the case..." Aislo scratched his head. He wasn't as directionally challenged as Xiaozhi. He could tell east, west, south, and north without any problems. It was strange...
It is worth mentioning that according to what Melissa said when she chatted with them not long ago, Shinji and Tamaki have already gained her recognition and taken the medals. According to the time calculation, they should be not far from Binhai City at this time.
However, Satoshi, Hikaru and the others, who set out earlier than Aislo and the others, have not yet arrived at the City of Fate... Maybe Satoshi's lack of direction has taken over, and he has led them to some mountain valley and wandered around for weeks.
[The map is correct, but the wetlands in Wetlands City are not as big as you think.] At this time, Grandma Geng Gui jumped out to explain to the two, [It's too hot now. There is a town in the northeast direction. You can go there to rest first.]
"Okay..." Aislo nodded slightly and compared the direction on the map. The town located in that direction is called Suiyi Town.
"Let's go." Mary stretched out her hand to block the scorching sun, then took out two sun hats from her backpack and put one of them on the boy's head.
"Thank you~" Aislo thanked him. He really liked the feeling of being cared for.
The boy and girl continued walking towards the distance.
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At the same time, in Suiyi Town, many villagers gathered on a huge platform that looked like an altar. Most of them were men with strong bodies, which prevented them from falling to the ground due to heatstroke due to standing under the scorching sun for too long.
There are many elves around the villagers, such as Pidgeot and Nephilim, who seem to be the villagers' companions.
In front of this large group of people stood an old lady who looked to be 80 years old. Her silver hair was sparsely tied into a bun, and her brown age spots were like dried tea stains. Her back was hunched like a question mark, and the collar of her blue shirt was frayed. Because of the passage of time, her pupils were a little cloudy, but they still shone. Sweat wet her braids, but she remained motionless.
"The time has come, Grandma Youwu." A middle-aged woman came over at this time. As she walked, she kept looking at the watch on her wrist to check the time, looking very cautious.
"Okay..." An old and somewhat hoarse voice came out from Grandma Youwu's mouth. She turned her head slightly to look at the people behind her, and then continued, "Begin the sacrifice!"
As the voice fell, many people ran away in all directions and placed the food in their hands around the altar.
At the same time, many Psychic and Ghost-type Pokémon and their trainers came forward, and a chain composed of slightly dim wave power slowly rose up around the center of the altar, where a strange stone was placed. If Eslo was here, he would definitely be able to recognize it. It was a keystone!
The townspeople of Suiyi Town gathered here to reinforce the chain, which was both a sacrifice and a way to consolidate the seal.
Soon, with the efforts of the elves, the chain condensed by the wave power began to shine gradually. People breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this, as if they had performed many similar operations before.
And this is indeed the case. Suiyi Town holds such a ceremony every ten years to consolidate the seal, and the object of the seal is naturally a flower rock monster. According to legend, the flower rock monster was sealed by a passing wave messenger and his companion when it was causing chaos 500 years ago.
Now that the seal seems to have been consolidated, people are relieved and gradually relax.
"The weather this year is really weird. It feels much hotter than previous summers..." one person complained to his companion.
"Yes, it seems that the whole world has been affected... and I don't know what's going on." The companion shook his head slowly.
"..."
The sounds on the altar gradually became noisier, but at this moment, the ancient aura floating in the air that could not be captured by the naked eye of ordinary people suddenly rushed towards the seal as if being drawn. At the same time, the elves who were reinforcing the seal felt a terrifying pressure.
Almost instantly, the shackles made of wave power suddenly broke, and the creature sealed in it slowly woke up.
"Woo..."
"Meow!"
The moment the seal was broken, the elves flew backwards as if they had been hit hard, and the townspeople who realized something was wrong put the elves back into the Poké Balls and looked towards the center.
The strange patterns on the wedgestone began to gradually flash an eerie blue-purple light. Then, accompanied by a terrifying laugh and a chilling resentment, a thick purple mist spurted out from the wedgestone, and the purple mist quickly formed into a disk shape.
"Huhuhu..."
As the cold wind blew, the townspeople, who had originally relaxed, suddenly became panic-stricken and their faces lost color.
At this moment, the densely packed green eyes on the purple disc slowly opened.
This flower rock monster, which has been sealed for 500 years, awakens again today.
"...Run, run!" Grandma Youwu, who was leading the group, reacted quickly and broke the silence. Having seen many storms in her life, she always reacted quickly, "Go find Junsha!"
The townspeople gathered up their elves and fled in all directions.
"Hehehe~"
The Flower Rock Monster first lowered his head to look at the sky. The long-lost freedom made a strange smile appear on the corner of his mouth. Then he looked at the ground with a playful expression.
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